Mending-form for wearing-apparel.



G. B. McWlLLIAMS.

MENDING FORM FOR WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4. 19M.

1 ,1 89,372. Patented July 4, 1916.

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GEORGE BERNARD MCWILLIAMS, OF OLNEY, ILLINOIS.

MENDING-FORM FOR WEARING APPAREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application filed November 4, 1914. Serial No. 870,300.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE B. MCWIL- LIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Olney, in the county of Richland and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Mending-Form for Wearing-Apparel, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted to be employed,

for darning or sewing patches in garments and the like.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of the sort above mentioned comprising a tubular body and a detachable cap assembled with the body, the construction being such that the cap may be mounted in place on the body, thereby to serve as a support, or be removed from the body to permit a back and forth darning through the body in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the body, the body being open and unencumbered so as to permit such an operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the sort above mentioned in which the work supporting cap is provided with a peripheral rim disposed at right angles to the axis of the body of the structure and merging unbrokenly into the cap proper, to form a needle deflector therefor, the construction being such, owing to the presence of the rim, that if the needle passes beyond the periphery of the cap, it will not be run accidentally into the fingers of the operator.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the sort above mentioned in which each end of the tubular body is provided with a bead which, coacting with a flange on the cap, forms a triple-thick reinforcement for the working end of the device, thereby preventing distortions which at once make the structure unsatisfactory in operation and render the hold of the cap on the body uncertain.

A further object of the invention is to provide a structure of the sort above mentioned comprising a tubular body having at its ends, reinforcing beads which exercise a double function in that either of them cooperate with a flange on the cap, in order to hold the cap in position and in that both of them serve to retain in place on the body, a pair of oircumscribing work holding bands,

It is within the province of the disclosure to lmprove generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 shows the invention in perspective; Fig. 2 is a transverse section wherein the material to {0e worked upon appears as an added detai The invention comprises a tubular body 1 which may be made from metal and is open from end to end. The ends of the body 1 are rolled outwardly to form double-thick reinforcing beads 2. The, invention comprises a cap 3 which like the body 1 may be made of metal, the cap being of dome-like form. In its edge, the cap 3 is provided with a lateral rim 4. The rim 4 merges unbrokenly into the cap proper and stands at right angles to the axis of the body 1, the rim terminating in an angularly disposed flange 5. The cap 3 may be placed upon either end of the body 1 and when so placed, the flange 5 engages the corresponding bead 2 with frictional hold. Intermediate its ends, the body 1 is circumscribed by a pair of bands 6 which may be made of rubber or other resilient material. When the cap 3 is in place on the body 1 as shown in Fig. 2, the piece of material 7 which is to be darned or worked upon is stretched across the cap 3 and is held by the bands 6. If a patch is to be sewed onto the material 7, the latter may be retained by one'of the bands 6, the other of the bands being employed for holding the patch.

When the cap 3 is in place as shown in Fig. 2, the same constitutes a work support. The cap however may be removed and since the body 1 is axially open and unencumbered, the material, being stretched across one of the open ends of the body, may be darned through the body, in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the body. Therefore, it is possible to effect a darning or sewing operation in a direction substantially parallel to the cap 3, or by a back and forth movement, through the interior of the body 1.

Since the peripheral rim at merges unbrokenly into the cap proper 8, the rim acts as a deflector. As the needle moves beyond the periphery of the cap 3, the needle is deflected outwardly, in a direction substantially at right angles to the body 1, thereby preventing the needle from coming into contact with the hand of the operator which holds the body 1.

Attention is directed to the double-thick bead 2 and the manner in which the same coacts with the flange 5. Owing to the cooperation between these parts, a triple-thick reinforcement is provided for the working edge of the device, and thereby, a distortion thereof is not likely to occur, any distortion serving at once to render the hold of the cap 3 on the body 1 insecure or impossible, and serving also to change the contour of the device to such an extent that the material cannot readily be stretched thereover.

In addition to the foregoing, the beads 2 exercise another function, in that they serve to prevent the bands 6 from being detached accidentally from the body 1.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is In a device of the class described, a domelike cap embodying a convexed crown, an outwardly projecting rim and an angularly disposed retaining flange projecting from the rim; a tubular body open at both ends and provided at its ends with outstanding reinforcing beads, the body being reversible to permit either bead to be inserted within the flange, the rim constituting at once a needle deflector and an abutment for the bead; and a pair of resilient, material holding bands, surrounding the body between the beads, one band being shiftable longitudinally of the body, independently of the other band, toward and away from the flange engaged bead, thereby to eifect a tightening of the material across the cap, and said other band constituting a holding means for the material during the shifting of the first specified band.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereunto atlixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE BERNARD MGWILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

LAURA B. MrrcHELL, J. C. BITTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C." 

